MDOT Financial Prequalification Questionnaire For Audited Indirect Cost Rates INSTRUCTIONS: 1. All questions/items on the Financial Prequalification Questionnaire (FPQ) must be completed accurately, thoroughly, and completely. There cannot be any blank spaces or skipped questions. 2. The FPQ includes links to various items that must be completed and attached in Excel format into the FPQ. For instructions on attaching documents using Adobe, see below. 3. The FPQ requests various written documents. These documents must be inserted in .pdf format into the FPQ. Once inserted, the document must be bookmarked. For instructions on inserting and bookmarking documents using Adobe, see below. 4. The black bookmarked items on the left, if clicked on, will take you directly to each portion of the questionnaire. 5. The red bookmarked items on the left, identify all required documents to be inserted into the FPQ. 6. The blue bookmarked items on the left, identify all required documents to be attached into the FPQ in Excel format. 7. If your firm does not possess the information, as requested in the FPQ, you must insert a sheet labeled ‘Not Applicable’, and the reason(s) why the items/documents/calculations are not applicable to your company. Once inserted, the document must be bookmarked. For instructions on inserting and bookmarking documents using Adobe, see below. 8. Please note that the company’s primary contact for accounting related questions, or other company employees as deemed necessary by MDOT’s Office of Commission Audits, might be contacted to obtain clarification, access to electronic versions of original documentation or other information pertaining to the FPQ. 9. Please submit all information electronically to [email protected]. NOTE: All references in the Financial Prequalification Questionnaire to AASHTO Guide pertain to the 2016 Edition of the AASHTO Uniform Audit & Accounting Guide.
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MDOT Financial Prequalification Questionnaire For Audited Indirect Cost Rates
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. All questions/items on the Financial Prequalification Questionnaire (FPQ) must be completed accurately, thoroughly, and completely. There cannot be any blank spaces or skipped questions.
2. The FPQ includes links to various items that must be completed and attached in Excel format into the FPQ. For instructions on attaching documents using Adobe, see below.
3. The FPQ requests various written documents. These documents must be inserted in .pdf format into the FPQ. Once inserted, the document must be bookmarked. For instructions on inserting and bookmarking documents using Adobe, see below.
4. The black bookmarked items on the left, if clicked on, will take you directly to each portion of the questionnaire.
5. The red bookmarked items on the left, identify all required documents to be inserted into the FPQ.
6. The blue bookmarked items on the left, identify all required documents to be attached into the FPQ in Excel format.
7. If your firm does not possess the information, as requested in the FPQ, you must insert a sheet labeled ‘Not Applicable’, and the reason(s) why the items/documents/calculations are not applicable to your company. Once inserted, the document must be bookmarked. For instructions on inserting and bookmarking documents using Adobe, see below.
8. Please note that the company’s primary contact for accounting related questions, or other company employees as deemed necessary by MDOT’s Office of Commission Audits, might be contacted to obtain clarification, access to electronic versions of original documentation or other information pertaining to the FPQ.
9. Please submit all information electronically to [email protected]. NOTE: All references in the Financial Prequalification Questionnaire to AASHTO Guide pertain to the 2016 Edition of the AASHTO Uniform Audit & Accounting Guide.
How to attach Excel Spreadsheets to the Financial Prequalification
Questionnaire (FPQ):
1. Open the FPQ in which you want to attach the spreadsheet; make sure that all your changes are saved.
If you're not sure if the changes have been saved, choose File Save/Save As In the File Name List, type or select a name for the file In the Save as Type list, click PDF.
2. Before attaching documents, be sure all changes to the Excel spreadsheet(s) are saved prior to opening the FPQ.
3. Locate the Attachments panel (Paperclip Icon)
4. In the Attachments Panel, select the “Add a New Attachment” icon.
The Add Attachment dialog box will open.
5. Navigate to the appropriate Excel file you want to attach.
6. Double click on a the selected file or select “Open” to complete the process.
7. Verify the appropriate document has been attached.
How to insert additional PDF pages into the Financial
Prequalification Questionnaire (FPQ):
1. Open the FPQ in which you want to insert the new pages; make sure that all your changes are saved.
If you're not sure if the changes have been saved, choose File --> Save.
2. Choose ‘Insert from File’ on the Tools Pages palette.
The Select File to Insert dialog box opens.
3. Open the folder and select the file icon of the PDF document with the pages you want to insert, and then click the Select
button.
The Insert Pages dialog box ope
4. In the Page area, click one of the following radio buttons:
• First: Inserts the pages at the beginning of the PDF document, either before or after the first page.
• Last: Inserts the pages at the end of the file, either before or after the last page.
• Page: Inserts the pages either before or after the page number designated in the associated text box.
By default, Acrobat inserts the pages after the page you specify in the Page portion of the Insert Pages dialog box. To have the pages inserted in front instead, select Before on the Location drop-down list.
5. Click the OK button to have Acrobat insert the pages from the selected file.
How to bookmark an inserted document in the Financial
Prequalification Questionnaire (FPQ):
By navigating to a page, and to a specific view on a page, you can establish the destination of a bookmark link. With a PDF document open, follow these steps:
1. If the Bookmark icon isn’t visible, choose View→Show/Hide→Navigation pane→Bookmarks
The Bookmarks panel appears on the left of the Document window.
2. Set the magnification of the view that you want by using the Marquee Zoom tool to either zoom in or
zoom out.
The zoom level that you’re at when you create the bookmark is the view that viewers see when they click the
bookmark.
3. In the Bookmarks panel, navigate to the bookmark that you want to set as your destination.
4. Right click the bookmark and choose ‘Set Destination’.
5. Test your bookmark by scrolling to another page and viewing it in the Document window; then click
your saved bookmark in the Bookmark panel.
The Document window shows the exact location and zoom that you selected when you created the bookmark.
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Name of Company: __________________________________________